Garment



S. O. JACKS `lune 16, 1942.

GARMENT Filed Jan. l5, 1941 |NvEN-roR SYLVHNUS CLJHEKS ATToRNEYPatente-d June 16, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT Sylvanus 0.Jacks, San Francisco, Calif.

Application January 15, 1941, Serial No. 374,485

1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in garments and has particularreference to a shirt band or collar band.

The principal object of this invention is to provide means whereby theportion of the garment surrounding the neck may be adjusted, whether itbe an attached or a detached collar, so that the wearer may have thegreatest comfort possible without being limited to the exact size of theshirt.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which, in all intents and purposes, will have the appearanceof an ordinary shirt and will conform to the standard practices.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for producing myinvention in an economical manner.

Other objects and `advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowing description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specication and inwhich like nu-merals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame,

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary front elevation of a shirt having my inventionapplied thereto;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view of an elongated buttonhole andthe `dividing element;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of a collar constructed in accordance withmy invention; Vand Figs. 4 and 5 are diagrammatic illustrations of themanner in which the two overlapping parts may be adjusted relative toeach other.

The ordinary shirt is provided with a neck band of a definite size sothat when the same is buttoned around the neck, a xed opening for theneck results. These shirts may be `purchased too large or too small, andas a consequent the neck opening may be uncomfortable for the wearer iftoo small and vunsightly if too large. Also, it is a well-known factthat these shirts often shrink in laundering. Furthermore, it may bepossible that the wearer desires to loosen the neck band during a hotspell and yet cannot do so without presenting an unsightly appearance.

Applicant has, therefore, devised a means for adjusting the neck band ofthe shirt or the size of a detachable collar in such a manner thateither of these devices may be readily adjusted to the wearers neck orto his comfort and yet having the devices presenta pleasing appearance.

My invention may be accomplished in several ways and .consists inarranging in horizontal alignment a plurality of closely arrangedopenings through which the collar button or fastening element may beplaced.

In the accompanying drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration isshown a preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be noted in Fig. 3I have shown the overlapping ends 5 and 6 of a collar 1, whichoverlapping ends are provided with elongated buttonholes 8 and 9,respectively. These buttonholes are divided into openings II, I2, I3,and I4 by cross divisions I6.

In the preferred form shown in Fig. 2, the buttonhole I1 is dividedlengthwise by a dividing element which consists of a wire so bent as toform crosspieces I8 extending across the buttonhole and dividing it intosections, one of which is occupied by the button I9 of this gure.

The goods forming the buttonhole will slide on the crosspieces I8sufficiently to permit the head of the ,button to pass between the edgesof the buttonhole and and to then rest against one of the crosspieces.

It is obvious that when the two parts of the collar or neck .band areoverlapped, as shown in Fig. 4, the button will pass through theopenings, designated by the line A; and when the parts are overlapped,as shown in Fig. 5, the button will pass through the openings,designated by the line B. Thus, the neck band or lcollar may 'beadjusted so as to yproduce -a variation of several sizes for theaccommodation and comfort of the wearer.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and thatvarious changes relative to the material, size, shape and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of theinvention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

An adjustable fastening means for the overlapping ends of a neckencircling garment and comprising elongated .buttonhole openings formedin each of said overlapping ends, and a dividing element embedded ineach of said overlapping ends and having .portions thereof extendingIacross the buttonholes and serving slidably to divide the buttonholesinto a :plurality of independent openings.

SYLVANUS 0. J ACKS.

